Nine Kid Foods to Avoid
Using nutritional guidelines by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, TIME.com put popular kid-friendly food products to the test. Here's a sample of packaged foods that parents may be better off avoiding, plus our suggestions for what to buy instead
Kid Cuisine All Star Chicken Breast Nuggets
This frozen dinner's colorful box claims that the chicken, corn and pasta inside are a good source of five vitamins and minerals. Look more closely at the nutrition label, however, and you'll see that the sodium content is nearly 200 mg more than the recommended maximum for a full meal.
Better choice: Kid Cuisine's Twist and Twirl Spaghetti with Meatballs. It's a source of seven vitamins and minerals and much lower in sodium.
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